Service-table.



C. t. RICE SERVICE TABLE.

APPLICATIONFILED SEPT.23. 1918. 1,288,199., Patented Dec. 17,1918.

Jnrenfor CHARLES E. RICE, 0F LIVERMORE, KENTUCKY.

SERVICE-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Application filed September 23, 1918. Serial No. 255,267.

To all &0 7mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns E. RICE, a citizen of the United States, resident of Livermore, in the county of McLean and State of Kentucky, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Service-Tables; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of ref:

erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same.

The invention has relation to tables designed for attachment to the post of a bed, having for its object to provide a combined table and clothes hanger, of light portable nature, capable of supporting a dinner serv ice, a book or books, a clock or watch, a glass of water, articles of apparel, etc, in position near at hand to the occupant of the bed, the articles of apparel to be hung therefrom in retiring.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, the numeral 2 designates the table, preferably of rectangular form or approximately so, and formed conveniently of wood veneer or other suitable light weight material, the outer corners and edges of the table being utilized as hereinafter stated.

The table is supported from the post through an'upright bracket 3, having adjustable upper and lower clamp connection with the post at a, said bracket being located centrally of the table.

Connected at their lower ends to the bracket are lateral brace rods 5, directed toward the outer corner portions of the table and secured thereto at 6, said rods being extended outwardly and horizontally from the securing connection beyond the edges of the table and being bent upwardly at 7 parallel to and spaced apart from the edges of the table to form hanger hooks.

Each hanger hook is spaced apart from the adjacent edge of the table as stated by an interval 8, whereby an article of apparel as a collar, a necktie, or an article of personal use as a handkerchief, looped over the lower substantially horizontal portion 9 of the hook, between the upright portion of the hook and the edge of the table will be frictionally held in place or against falling off, particularly as the upright portion of the hook may be made of spring nature inclined toward the table slightly and then outturned as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

And inasmuch as each brace rod is preferably provided with two diverging hanger hook extensions located upon opposite sides of the adjacent corner of the table, and said corner projects outwardly between said hooks, an article diliicult to hold in place as a necktie or handkerchief may be looped or placed over two adjacent hooks, the projecting corner of the table forming a slight bend in the article as at 10, which will resist any movement of the article tending to displace it from the hooks.

I claim A service table having an upright bracket adapted for connection with a bed-post. and lateral diverging braces extending to the outer corner portions of the table, each brace having a hook extension projecting upwardly and spaced apart from the edge of the table by an interval adapted to receive an article to be hung from the hook, the edge of the table cotiperating with the upright portion of the hook to frictionally engage the article and hold it in place.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. RICE.

Witnesses:

C. A. SHAVER, E. F. THoMAssoN.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. 

